'I will only marry the woman I love!'
Nellie thought about what he just said over and over again with a stunned look on her face. It never occurred to her that Westley could say something like that, so dominant yet sweet.
After all, when Westley and Helena were together, the two seldom said anything sweet to each other. She had never heard anything like that coming out of his mouth.
She had been under the impression that a cold and aloof man like Westley would never say such sweet words in his life. So, the moment she heard this, she was totally shocked.
She had to double check if the man in front of her was actually Westley Morris.
"Wes... I mean, Mr. Morris." She had been used to considering him as her future brother-in-law that she almost blurted out Westley's name in a familiar term.
Westley only glanced at her indifferently, walked up to Gabrielle and held her in his arms as if this kind of gesture was so natural to him.
Indeed, his movements were so natural, which did not seem possible to fake. This proved that the relationship between the two was very close. One look at them and Nellie could tell that they were meant for each other.
The two of them seemed so in love.
And the most tender look in Westley's eyes, as he looked at Gabrielle, further proved the point.
When one was in love, you could clearly tell just from the look in his eyes and Westley exactly had that kind of look.
"Gabrielle is my wife, the only woman I love in my life." It was obvious that Westley's sentence was ultimatum as he expressed his feelings to Nellie.
He wanted Nellie to know that he would let no one hurt Gabrielle, the woman he loved.
"But Mr. Morris, Helena..." Nellie mentioned her sister's name as she intended to ask Westley whether he had forgotten about her sister. However, before she could finish her words, her sentence was cut off by the cold and warning look she received from Westley.
What he meant was clear. He didn't want her to mention Helena's name in front of Gabrielle. Never.
Nellie couldn't help feeling slightly unfair that Westley had forgotten about her sister now and married another woman. Then again, she also knew that it was unfair for Westley to constantly be in sorrow due to the death of Helena when it had been years since she died by now. It was natural that Westley would meet someone else sooner or later after all.
"I just want to say that Helena will be very happy to see you so happy like this now." Nellie swallowed back her words and quickly said something else.
Hearing this, the cold expression on Westley's face softened a little.
"How do you feel now that you have woken up?" Westley asked in a soft voice.
It was not until now that Nellie realized that no matter how cold and serious Westley's personality was, he would naturally become gentle in the presence of Gabrielle.
"I'm fine. Fortunately, nothing serious happened to the baby. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do," Nellie answered as she gently touched her protruding belly. A faint smile bloomed on her face as she immersed in her imagination of becoming a mother.
"That's a relief. You should be careful in order to protect the child well. Asides from that, I want to tell you something. What happened to you lately are, in fact, not the accidents. Your family had already found you." Of course, Westley was aware that it was not a good time for Nellie to know this.
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